You´ll do fine. Just remember to put a good word up for little mirocu, mkey?

I'm so nervous lol

I´m sure they´ll love you

You've done this before. It'll be fine.

Silly Liz.

Now straighten up, get in there, and take charge.

The whole rest of your life does not depend on today.

THAT will be tomorrow....

Don't forget to ask if they have coupons first...

I just finished training and am on break. Sooooooo hungry!!

Hit the in-store Subway...yummy!

What kind of a place is it, Liz? What do they sell?

They sell things for around the house, clothes, might have a small electronics section, and maybe some groceries.

Ok, thanks KC But Liz, I thought you wanted a secretary job or something to get away from store jobs!

I do, but secretary jobs around here ask for either a college degree or two years experience.

I'd still apply for them if I were you.

GAAAAAH! She just started working here today, let her relax! Poor Liz!


@ Liz - Congrats on your first day and training!!! WOO HOO !!!

Thanks! I start the hard stuff on Monday.

I'm just saying that she wouldn't let those posted requirements hold her back. Some definitely wouldn't consider her, but some might.

Like Black Hand, I would like to see Elisabeth get out of these menial jobs eventually.

Good luck dude! Glad you've got a job you might actually enjoy a bit

Good on ya, Miss Elizabeth! (Southern- who- me?)

To pile on a bit in re the secretarial job things. If your keyboarding skills are up to par, it might be worth a shot. Someone once told me "experienced only need apply" sometimes meant they wanted someone with known work record- not necessarily in the particular job.

Regardless- have confidence in yourself. Take on tasks and training one thing at a time. Get a small notebook- learning a new job is not a "memory contest." And finally- know we are all pulling for you.

I've met everyone in the store except my own team. Everyone I've met is really nice and doesn't mind when I pick on them. I find out Monday if the flow team is like that.

And thanks, everyone

Five minutes and yer a bully?... ....You bad girl you!... ...

Glad it seems to have gone well for you...*Applauds*...

I'm mean when I'm nervous, lol

Pre-emptive strikes?...Ah, fair enough...Say no more... ... ...

Better put your foot down immediately!

Tomorrow is my first day with my actual team. I'm nervous and worried about the workload. I look weird when I sweat XD

I doubt that's what they'll be paying attention to

Good luck Liz! You can do it!!!

Everyone looks weird when they sweat, so don't sweat it (pun intended ). You'll do fine.

I ALSO found out yesterday that my old boss, the one who fired me, has lost people and has people wanting to transfer out or giving their notices because no one can stand working with him. In two weeks, he's had all of the new people he hired (Three) ask to leave.

See? There's something wrong with that dude. Obviously NOBODY can stand that.....you get the point.

...this could mean job for mirocu....


-Erhm! What an awful guy! Who would want to work for him!?

I know you aren't the petty type at all, but I am (and am really glad to hear karma is biting his butt for the things he put a hard working mother through).

Agreed. I hope it comes back to bite my former boss too for what he did to us

Happy for you Liz! Sound's like that dude's getting his just desserts. Or Karma, or whatever.

Found out recently that the one patient I was talking about a couple of weeks ago, did pass away last week. Sad, and it was a bit unexpected, as the guy was more or less pretty healthy. He could still walk, and was fully there. I only had him a handful of times, but we did bond very quickly.

He and I would have deep, philosophical discussion at four in the morning. His favorite concept was apparently: "What is Reality?" Something I've been pondering for years.

The drive itself was under twenty minutes, but I would stick around his center for another good 10-15 minutes to finish our conversations, and he seemed to be appreciative, as I certainly was to have another kindred spirit that valued philosophy. I'm unaware of the details of his passing, but I hope that he went peacefully.

I know also, that he was well loved if the families reaction was any indication. When we went to pick him up, his wife was deeply saddened, and there were many cars in the driveway and street around his place, even though it was only a few hours earlier that she found him. I don't mean that in a way to impart sadness, but rather the amount of people who cared about him and showed up at a moments notice.

Rest well my friend. We'll pick up our conversation where we left off someday.

Sounds like a very nice person Maybe he now has the answer about Reality he always wanted...

I hope he went peacefully as well.

Sorry to hear that BH. Sounds like he was a great man. May he rest in peace.

Great man, probably not. Wise and gentle, interesting and insightful definitely. I think he reminded me a lot of dad who passed away three years back now, which may be why I'm giving it as much emotional investment as I am. Otherwise, I'm hoping to to leave on a road trip in about three weeks up to Washongton Dtate to meet with an old friend.

This guy, this guy is....the real-life Sethyas. I met him well after I started my story, but...yeah. He's smart, smd compassionate on the one hand. He's merciless oj the other. This dude worked for a PMC and has been aroind the world and is from Eastern Europe...if you don't get the picture I'm painting...he's not sokeone you wanna get into a barfight with.

I had a great first day. I went in, did my job, and came home.

You got the early shift, or the graveyard?

Early. Loved it.

Edit: got someone's blood on me. Dunno whose, but it's there.

Also, my boss was impressed.

Happy Liz!!!!

Oh, okay! Nice. I do the early shift too. I also love it. Not pandering too idjuts, at the worst times.

Oh treydoggie! Cades Cove! I was there you know, back then in 2006 when I was in TN! I'd really like to see that series...What is it called!

And also I would have liked to meet with your father, he must have been such a wise man..and the best of all ..his son inherited that!

Great for you, Liz! Keep it up, baby girl!

I shall!

It is called the Heartland Series, hosted by Bill Landry. I did a bit of googling and did not find any clips on line.

Here is a quick sketch about Dad from the book Bill wrote about doing the series:

"[He] was an expert in the broad field of geology. He always smoked a pipe. No matter what we were talking about or where we were, when it was time to shoot, he'd just put that pipe in his pocket. Oftentimes, we'd smell smoke and cloth burning, and we'd see where his pipe had burned a hole in his pants or singed his shirt below his belt or worse. He didn't care. What a cool dude [he] was. We loved him.

"Whatever he said, you could take to the bank. I never remember him doing a second take unless, of course, I screwed up. He was great on cameral. Not just good, I mean great- Richard Attenborough great!"

He was my dad, so of course I think highly of him. But to see someone else write those words...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LFvtRhnpfU

Is this him?

That's Bill Landry, talking about the Heartland Series - that's not Trey's dad, lol. (his dad would have been someone they featured in an episode)

We always seem to have a biased opinion about our parents. It's nice when people share the positive ones

Just as Ms mALX says. Bill hosted the program for 25 years. Some of my favorites were the April Fool's shows- they also had some with audio of Wiley Oakley (whose grand-daughter I dated way back about 35 years ago). Wiley was a master story-teller and from one of the original Gatlinburg families.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry Ser Trey, I'm afraid I'm a bit crazy from the heat here (really) and misread all that.

I will however refine a search for it when I'm more mentally apt, this friendly forum assassin knows of other methods.

They have bumped official 4th of July celebrations to July 13th in cities all across Tennessee due to the storms slated to come through here today and tomorrow. I've been listening to the storm approaching my area by the distant thunder.

The storm can't be moving very fast, or maybe this sedate storm is being pushed in by faster moving storms behind it. Either way, the thunder is getting too close for comfort, so I'll probably be unplugging my PC soon to keep from having the same thing happen this week that did last week (when the surge protector smoked and burned).

I'll be on and off with these storms, may get behind on reading and answering PM's - sorry in advance, and you all know I'll catch up asap when they pass and I get my PC back up.